Your Eminence,
You may have known me last as Mr. K. Glad to see you back and sassy.
As for what has happened, well the shit has hit the fan, things are crappy, the place has gone to shit, from the frying pan into the fire AND Murphy is well and truly in business; and basically nothing has changed while you were visiting Rome. I find that topics tend to be cyclical with the same thing coming up again and again.
So buckle up and enjoy the ride. Oh and nothing livens things up like a good 'ole trebuchet!